Variations for Piano, Op. 27
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Variations for Piano, Op. 27 is a concise twelve-tone piano composition by Anton Webern, noted for its extreme economy of material and crystalline serialist structure.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Variations for Piano, Op. 27 canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Variations for Piano, Op. 27 Context triple: [Anton Webern, notableWork, Variations for Piano, Op. 27]
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A.
Suite for Piano, Op. 25
Suite for Piano, Op. 25 is a landmark solo piano composition by Arnold Schoenberg that is among the first works to fully employ his twelve-tone technique.
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B.
Piano Sonatas, Op. 26
Piano Sonatas, Op. 26 is a set of keyboard sonatas by Muzio Clementi that exemplifies his influential Classical-era style and technical innovation for the piano.
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C.
Piano Variations
Piano Variations is a stark, modernist solo piano piece by Aaron Copland, noted for its rigorous use of a single theme and its influential role in American 20th-century music.
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D.
Piano Sonatas, Op. 2
Piano Sonatas, Op. 2 is an early set of keyboard sonatas by Muzio Clementi that helped establish his reputation as a pioneering Classical-era piano composer.
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E.
Piano Sonatas, Op. 7
Piano Sonatas, Op. 7 is an early set of keyboard sonatas by Muzio Clementi that showcases his virtuosic, idiomatic writing for the piano and his role in shaping the Classical sonata style.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Variations for Piano, Op. 27 Target entity description: Variations for Piano, Op. 27 is a concise twelve-tone piano composition by Anton Webern, noted for its extreme economy of material and crystalline serialist structure.
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A.
Suite for Piano, Op. 25
Suite for Piano, Op. 25 is a landmark solo piano composition by Arnold Schoenberg that is among the first works to fully employ his twelve-tone technique.
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B.
Piano Sonatas, Op. 26
Piano Sonatas, Op. 26 is a set of keyboard sonatas by Muzio Clementi that exemplifies his influential Classical-era style and technical innovation for the piano.
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C.
Piano Variations
Piano Variations is a stark, modernist solo piano piece by Aaron Copland, noted for its rigorous use of a single theme and its influential role in American 20th-century music.
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D.
Piano Sonatas, Op. 2
Piano Sonatas, Op. 2 is an early set of keyboard sonatas by Muzio Clementi that helped establish his reputation as a pioneering Classical-era piano composer.
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E.
Piano Sonatas, Op. 7
Piano Sonatas, Op. 7 is an early set of keyboard sonatas by Muzio Clementi that showcases his virtuosic, idiomatic writing for the piano and his role in shaping the Classical sonata style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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piano composition ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Second Viennese School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Webern Op. 27 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| composer | Anton Webern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Eduard Steuermann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | serialism ⓘ |
| hasForm | variation form ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arnold Schoenberg
NERFINISHED
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twelve-tone method of composition ⓘ |
| key | atonal ⓘ |
| languageOfTempoMarkings | German ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Sehr mäßig
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II. Sehr schnell ⓘ III. Ruhig fließend ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
concise duration
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crystalline serialist structure ⓘ extreme economy of material ⓘ |
| notableFor |
compact motivic development
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pointillistic texture ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 3 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 27 ⓘ |
| partOf | Webern’s late works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInComposerOutput | Webern’s only published work for solo piano ⓘ |
| premieredBy | Eduard Steuermann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| publisher | Universal Edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor | solo piano ⓘ |
| structure | theme and variations ⓘ |
| style | modernist ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
serialism
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twelve-tone technique ⓘ |
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